Container for cigarette packages



y 2, A. K. CRVAWFORD ET, AL 06,455

CONTAINER FOR CIGARETTE PACKAGES Filed April 1, 1938 CQM INVENTOR5 ATTORNEY.

Patented July 2, 1940 t I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,206,455 CONTAINER FOR CIGARETTE PACKAGES Alden-K. Crawford, Akron, and Harold G. Arnold,

Wooster, Ohio Application April 1, 1938, Serial No. 199,490 1 Claim. (01. 206-48) Our invention relates to improvements in conthough it may be collapsed while in the user's tainers for cigarette packages and it more espepocket. cially includes the features pointed out in the It is not the purpose as has been proposed annexed l i heretofore to make a folding booklet containing The purpose of our invention is to provide a matches so as to become a permanent part of a combined container for cigarette packages which cigarette package box. We do not make this a includes simple means for attachably and destructural part of the container and we may tachably holding a folding booklet for matches; simply follow the features shown in Fig. 1. In that makes the container a complete and separate this the front I has an upper and a lower notch entity from a package of cigarettes; that makes 6 formed therein. Each notch has sloping edges 10 the holder collapsible to the extent of the sides 9. The flap I I, I3 and I4 is passed up on the and edges folding onto each other for compactinside of the front I so that the permanent fold ness in shipping, etc. or in storing the container l5 will be adjacent the bottom notch 6 and the in the pocket while awaiting the insertion of a d Will P Out the p notch and the new packet of cigarettes; and that may also ee end II will be tu ed Und flap 15 provide separate elastic means at the inside ng portion l2. corners of the container or depend on the in- The modification shown in Fig. 2 includes a herent resiliency of the material used to assist separate sheet 8 which may be of thinner matein opening up th folded ide and edges. ri-al than the body of the container; Its use With these and other ends in view we illusforms a space between it and the front face I to trate in the accompanying drawing such indirect the first passage of the flap H and the stances of adaptation as will disclose the broad final ng of the flap l3 in p ace. The folding features of our invention without limiting ourbooklet contains the usual upp y o matches l6 selves to the details shown thereon and described and in Fig. 4 e Contents of the p e I is herein. shown by dotted line l1.

Fig. l is a perspective view of a collapsible con- In Fig. elastic reinforcements I 0 are shown tainer with a cigarette package therein. 0n the inside corners of the container. These Fig. 2 is a modification of Fig. 1 in that a may provide a certain amount of resiliency separate piece of material is inserted to form a agalhst n a solute breaking down of the corners 80 partition between it and the side of the con- 0f t container when it is aps d. tainer containing a notched top and bottom so e ay use Whatever kind of material t t as to separate the folding flapof the match bookbest Serves 0111 Purpose in the making of the let from the cigarette package. Container- It is a ompl te entity quite inde- Fig. 3 is a slightly enlarged edge view partly pend nt f a i r t p a or f a lding in section booklet for matches yet it effectively cooperates 35 Fig. 4 is a top elevation of Fig. 3. with both 9 se- Fig. 5 shows elastic inside corner portions. AS the clgalettes used, hether more fre- Fig. 6sh0ws the container in partially collapsed quently than, Otherwlse, therf? i be a ma ler relation. number of cigarettes remaining in the package.

. It is important that as the package with fewer 0 In the use of our cigarette package container, we may use whatever alternatives or equivalents clgarettes therein becomes compressed m the of structure that the exigencies of varying con-- f ggf gf g fig120 g'ingi se s ai fi i it ditions ay demand f f departing from the the time the last cigarette still remains in the broad 9 of t mventlon package. As a means for containing the imprints The contalhel 18 made up of a notched from" of any desired advertising, it is quite important 7 I. that is structurally a integral p With an that thecont-ainer remain servicable throughout edge 5, a bac pfi and another edge, the use of a number of cigarette packages. We bein a Continuation of the back The Width may find it desirable to use transparent or semiof this edge 2 gauges the Opening of the transparent material for the container to not 50 tainer. The front is folded over to form the the cigarette imprints on the package aded 3 Which is glued to the e thus forming jacent the back face 4 and using the edges for an enclosure for a cigarette package which respecial advertising. tains its usefulness over a considerable period of In shipping these cartons in quantity it would time for efiective advertising purposes, even become a serious and expensive matter to keep 55 them in an open condition throughout the time of transportation or storage thereafter. With our improved form of container all these handicaps a re overcome and the containers are available afiany time. It is immaterial if the overlapping ends of a blank are secured to each other in opening the container to receive a package of cigarettes and support a folding booklet of matches.

What we claim is:

A cigarette package container of the class described which comprises a single sheet, integrally attached overlapping ends, a front and a back between the ends forming a collapsible encircling open ended support for a package of cigarettes,

a notch at the top and bottom edges of the front,

a support for a folding box of matches formed between the notches, and sloping side edges of the notches adapted to easily guide the flap of a folded match book into place between the support and the package of cigarettes.

ALDEN K. CRAWFORD. HAROLD G. ARNOLD. 

